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Friday, October 12, 2012

Commencementby Paige Cuccaro* e-book provided by the publisher for review

3 gnomes out of 5 gnomesThis
is a very sound short story that pulls you in right from the very first
line. Emma is definitely a character that I am looking forward to
learning more about. She
seems kind of naive at first and not quick to believe in the
supernatural even when it’s right under her nose. I found the whole not
believing thing really hard to believe because well Emma’s not exactly
normal and she knows that not just anybody can do what she does. Her
friend Mihir is a fun addition to the story and it looks like he may
have a lot to teach her. It feels like he understands her a lot better
than her boyfriend does. Her relationship with her boyfriend seems all
cheery and great at first but then some weirdness starts to seep in.
He’s kind of a creep and well the character is pretty charitable to
save the guy at all from what’s going on.I
liked the mystery of what’s going on. It was both creepy and
surprising when finding out what the problem is. The actual ending of
the story felt like a dark kind of fairy tale with quite the lesson to
remember. After reading this short story prequel, I’m excited to read
the first book in the series and see where it goes from here.